SCO Foreign Ministers Hold Meeting On Afghan Issue

DUSHANBE, Jul 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – A meeting of foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)-Afghanistan contact group, was held here yesterday. Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, attended the meeting. Due to the hasty withdrawal of the U.S. and NATO troops, Afghanistan, once again faces challenges, Wang…

UAE Inaugurates Embassy In Tel Aviv After Normalisation Deal

JERUSALEM, Jul 15 (NNN-WAM) – The United Arab Emirates opened an embassy in Israeli’s financial capital, Tel Aviv yesterday, less than a year after the two countries normalised ties. The venue is located in Israel’s new stock exchange building, in downtown Tel Aviv. At the opening ceremony, new Israeli President,…

12 People Including Nine Chinese Nationals Killed In Blast In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Jul 15 (NNN-APP) – The Chinese Embassy in Pakistan strongly condemned a blast that happened yesterday morning, in Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, leaving nine Chinese nationals and three Pakistanis dead. At around 7:00 a.m. local time, the shuttle vehicles of the Dasu Hydropower Project, for which a Chinese…

Cruise Ship Returns To Singapore After COVID-19 Case Found On Board

SINGAPORE, Jul 15 (NNN-CNA) – A cruise ship returned to Singapore, after a COVID-19 case was found on board, the Straits Times reported yesterday. The newspaper quoted Annie Chang, Singapore Tourism Board’s director of the cruise, as saying that, a 40-year-old passenger was identified as the close contact of a…

COVID-19 Daily Cases In Cuba Soar As Delta Variant Spreads

by Yosley Carrero HAVANA, Jul 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – Cuba has seen an increase in new COVID-19 infections, deaths and hospitalisations, as Delta variant spreads across the country. On Monday, the Caribbean nation logged 6,423 coronavirus cases and 42 additional deaths, taking the national counts to 244,914 and 1,579, respectively. On…

Brazilian President Signs Law Authorising Privatisation Of Eletrobras

BRASILIA, Jul 14 (NNN-CMA) – Brazilian President, Jair Bolsonaro, signed into law yesterday, a bill approved by Congress, that paves the way for the privatisation of state-owned electric utility company Eletrobras, according to the country’s Official Gazette. Among other measures, the regulatory framework will include the issuance of new Eletrobras…

Argentina Reports 20,023 New COVID-19 Cases

BUENOS AIRES, Jul 14 (NNN-TELAM) – Argentina registered yesterday, 20,023 new cases of COVID-19, raising the national count to 4,682,960, the Ministry of Health said. The ministry said, 387 more deaths were reported, bringing the national death toll to 99,640. The number of patients in intensive care units reached 5,199,…

U.S. Budget Deficit Soars To 2.24 Trillion USD In First Nine Months Of Fiscal Year 2021

WASHINGTON, Jul 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The U.S. budget deficit soared to 2.24 trillion U.S. dollars, during the first nine months of fiscal year 2021, which ends on Sept 30, the U.S. Treasury Department reported on Tuesday. Federal revenue for the nine-month period ending in Jun rose to 3.05 trillion dollars,…

Civil Unrest Disrupts Health Services In S. Africa

JOHANNESBURG, Jul 14 (NNN-BUANEWS) – South Africa’s National Department of Health said yesterday that, health services were disrupted in the country, due to the ongoing protests. “The recent violent protests have impacted the vaccination rollout and also disrupted access to essential healthcare services, including collection of chronic medication by TB,…

Gunmen Kill 222, Kidnap 774 In Three Months In NW Nigerian State: Official

LAGOS, Jul 14 (NNN-NAN) – A total of 222 people were killed and 774 others kidnapped, in the second quarter of 2021, in a spate of attacks by gunmen who have been on the rampage in Nigeria’s north-western state of Kaduna, an official security report said yesterday. In the security…